CHANGES TO RULES OF SQUASH FOR 2001

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1. Rule 12 - Interference: Rule 12.7.1. MINIMAL Interference added for which Referees' decision is No Let. Guideline G6 is expanded to include Minimal Interference.

2. Rule 12 - Interference: Rule 12.7.2: A return to the pre 1997 wording. Players must "make every effort to get to and play the ball".

3. Rule 12 - Interference: Rule 12.8.2: New wording legitimises the current practice that, if the opponent's position prevents a player's reasonable swing, even after the opponent made every effort to clear, the Referee shall award a stroke to the player. Guideline G7 is expanded to include application of this new rule.

4. Rule 12 - Interference: Rule 12.10: Stroke not awarded in the case of excessive swing.

5. Rule 9 - Ball hitting the opponent and a player turning. Rule 9 completely rewritten. In particular:

5.1. Rule 9.1.1: New Rule. Referee's decision changed. If the striker hits the opponent with the ball, the Referee awards a STROKE to the opponent - previously a let. (Striker can hold the shot and ask for a let).

5.2. Rule 9.2.2: Interference on turning. Now the striker on turning can be allowed a let if the swing is obstructed or awarded a stroke if the obstruction is deliberate.

5.3. Rule 9.2.3: Unnecessary turning. As used by the PSA.

6. Rule 10 - Further attempts. Re-formatted with new subsections. New 10.3 deals with interference on further attempts.

7.Rule 13 - Lets. Additional wording added in the first paragraph emphasising that the Referee can ask a player the reason for an appeal .

7.1.New Rule 13.1.3. adds a new provision that a stroke can be awarded if distraction interrupts a winning return.

8. Rule 15 - Duties of the Players. New Rule which sets out player's responsibilities.

9. Rule 3 - The Warm Up. Old 15.1 and 15.3 become new Rules 3.1 and 3.3. Addition of new subsection 3.2 dealing with unfair warm up and 3.4 dealing with warming up during or after an interval. Rule 3.1 no longer allows players the option to remain on the same side after half time called.

10.Rule 16 - Bleeding, illness, disability and injury. Rule completely re-organised and rewritten.

11. Rule 19: Duties of the Marker. New Rule 19.2. Marker must call score without delay.

12. Rule 20: Duties of the Referee.

12.1.Addition to 20.1 emphasises that the Referee must speak loudly.

12.2. New Rule 20.2.3: Crowd control now included in Rule 20, previously part of G15.

13. Guidelines: Guidelines G4, G5, G6 and G7 rewritten in the light of new rules. New G14 on Bleeding, Illness, Disability or Injury in line with the new Rule 16 and replacing old G2 and G15.

14.Appendix 2: New definitions for "crowding', "interval", "release", "reasonable swing", "service", "shaping", "turning" and "warm-up".

1. All rules converted to the active voice. Too many changes to list. Please read the full text.

2. All Notes converted to Rule subsections.

3. Rule 4 - The Service. Totally rewritten in the positive sense: i.e., a "good" service is defined rather than a "not good" one.

4. Rule 11 - Appeals. Long paragraphs or sentences split into subsections. New 11.1.2.1, 11.1.2.2, 11.2.1.3, 11.2.2.1, 11.2.2.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 11.6.

5. Language editing. Many corrections and improvements made. Please read the full text.

1. New Rule 2 - THE SCORING - formed by merging old Rules 2 - The Score and 3 - Points.

2. Old Guidelines G3 - 18 all renumbered G2 - G17.

3. New G18. - Marker\rquote s Guidelines formed by merging old Guidelines G19 and G20.

4. New G19. - Referee\rquote s Guidelines formed by merging old Guidelines G21 and G22.

5. Appendix 9 renumbered Old Appendix 10.

1. All references to doubles Rules - Appendices 2.1.1, 2.2.1 and 6.1 deleted.

2. Old Appendix 9 - Clothing. Deleted - now included under new Rule 15.8.

3. Appendix 11 - Guidelines for Tournament Referees. Deleted - this is the subject of a separate WSF Rules and Referees Committee booklet.

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